Aeropro Cz Eurofox accident near Bloomfield, Indiana, May 30, 2009
On May 30, 2009 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Aeropro Cz Eurofox, registered N817R, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Bloomfield, Indiana (Shawnee Field Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 30, 2009 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Bloomfield, Indiana · Shawnee Field Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aeropro Cz Eurofox · all Eurofoxs on the register
- Registration
- N817R · no longer on the register · serial 25008
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A sport pilot and a student sport pilot departed on a cross-country personal flight to the destination airport. The sport pilot was the flying pilot and the student pilot assumed navigational duties during the flight. They had been using a global positioning system receiver for the flight. When they arrived at the destination airport, the sport pilot twice overflew the runway. There had been a discussion between the pilots regarding the location of the runway. The sport pilot then established an approach to a recently plowed agricultural field located about 250 yards west of the runway and landed on that field. During the landing the nose gear dug into the soft soil and the airplane nosed over. Both wings were bent downward approximately 10 degrees, the pilot compartment frame was bent and the windscreen was broken.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Off-field or emergency landing during landing
- Nose over/nose down during landing defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Planning/preparation › Flight planning/navigation › Pilot
- cause Environmental issues › Physical environment › Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surfa › (general) › Decision related to condition
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision › Identification/recognition › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: sport pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 270 hours in all; 251 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 56 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: December 26, 2008
- Medical certificate: Sport Pilot
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
Dual student
- Certificate: sport pilot, student
- Flight time: 182 hours in all; 162 in this make and model; 39 in the last 90 days; 13 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Sport Pilot
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 45.9 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 24, 2009
- Maximum gross weight: 1,232 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 912ULS (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BWG Bowling Green KY
- Destination: 1I3 Bloomfield IN
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 18, 2,160 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 225° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,000 ft; clear
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 |
Other NTSB records under N817R the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN09CA326.